Press note on poverty estimates, 2011-12
The Planning Commission has periodically estimated poverty lines and poverty ratios for each of the years for which Large Sample Surveys on Household Consumer Expenditure have been conducted by the National
Planning Commission
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Report of the XII plan working group on natural resource management and rainfed farming
Spanning several agro-ecological regions constituting 60% of total cropped area, the rainfed areas represent the geography with the largest concentration of poverty and backwardness. The cumulative neglect
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Working group on environmental sustainability of Indian cities for the formulation of the 12th Five Year Plan
While Indian cities have grown manifold in the past several decades, and there is expectation that the pace of urbanization would accelerate in the future, problems of water supply, sewage disposal, municipal
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Report of the working group on urban and industrial water supply and sanitation for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
The Working Group on Urban and Industrial Water Supply and Sanitation has met to deliberate on the critical challenges of this sector and in particular it has explored best practices to suggest the way
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Model bill for the Protection, Conservation, Management and Regulation of Groundwater, 2011
Mandatory permits and a cess on groundwater use to irrigate cash crops, run industry or for mining are among the measures proposed by the Government in a draft Bill that aims at conserving groundwater.
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Report of the working group on urban poverty, slums, and service delivery system
This is the report of the working group on urban poverty, slums, and service delivery system. The Report of the Working Group is laid out in four sections: The Urban Context; Existing Approaches to Urban
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Report of the working group on sustainable groundwater management
The report on “Sustainable Groundwater Management” is the outcome of rigorous work carried out by of the Working Group set up by the Planning Commission as a part of the process to prepare the 12th Five
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Recommendations of working group on urban transport for 12th Five Year Plan
The Working Group on Urban Transport for the 12th Five Year Plan has made recommendations on investments and plans on 9 broad themes in urban transport which were identified in line with the National Urban
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Final report of minor irrigation and watershed management for the twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
A working group on “Minor Irrigation and Watershed Management” was constituted by Planning Commission, Government of India to develop and define broad contours of future watershed development projects
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Report of the working group on financing urban infrastructure
Urbanization has emerged as a key policy and governance challenge in India in recent years. While urban development accelerates the process of economic growth, it can also make growth more inclusive too.
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Climate change and 12th Five Year Plan
In July 2011, the Steering Committee on Environment, Forests & Wildlife and Animal Welfare for the Twelfth Five Year Plan of the Planning Commission formed a Sub-Group on Climate Change (as part of the